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"I have seen 

 A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract 

 Of Inland ground, applying to his ear 

 The .convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell; 

 To yi'hJ|3h in silence hush'd, his very soul 

 ListehM' .Intensely and his countenance soon 

 Brightened' with joy: for murmerings from within 

 Were heai>^, — sonorous cadences, whereby. 

 To his b^ief, the monitor express 'd 

 Myster.4?>us union with its native sea." 



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